Find the right solution word

See if you know the names of species and words we use when we talk about salmon.

Competency goals for grade 7

  • explain how organisms can be divided into main groups and give examples of the characteristics of different organisms.
  • explore and describe different food webs and use this to discuss interactions in nature.
Image with ten different species.

Collection of ten numbered images and illustrations.

(1) Image of a small baby fish with clear finger marks and a v-shaped tail. (2) Image of small parasites on a salmon carcass. The parasite has two long "tails" with eggs. (3) Image of small red berries growing on trees. They grow on roe. (4) Picture of mussels that can wake up in fresh water. This species used to be called the river pearl mussel. (5) School of small salmon on their way to the sea. (6) Picture of a special fin that only salmonids have. This fin is located right next to the fish's tail root. (7) Picture of a salmonid with white dots. (8) Picture of a large salmonid with dots over almost its entire body. The fish is silvery and does not have a v-shaped tail. (9) Image of a large silvery fish. This fish has dots over the lateral line, a few dots on the gill cover and a v-shaped tail.

 

Task: What do you see in the pictures?

You will be given a sheet of paper that you must use to insert the various words. The word is either the name of the species pictured or a term used for salmonids.

The solution word is formed in the gray squares.

Good luck!

 

Here are some tips for each image:

  1. When salmon, trout and char are young, they look quite similar. When they have stripes on the sides of their bodies, we use this word for them.

  2. Here you can see three parasites (parasites) on the back of a salmon. They feed on the blood and mucus of the salmon. They are only found in the sea. If there are too many of them on a small salmon, the salmon can die. The name of this species is ordet.

  3. This is not a species of fish, but the name of this tree is the same name we use for fish eggs. Salmon eggs and these berries look quite similar. The name of the tree is the word.

  4. This mussel does not live in the sea. The name of the mussel is the word.

  5. Baby salmon spend their childhood in the river. Then they have stripes on their sides. When they become adolescents, they change. They adapt from freshwater to seawater, and we use this word to describe them.

  6. Salmon, trout and char are salmonids. All salmonids have this strange fin that sits on their backs between the caudal fin and the dorsal fin. The name of the fin is the word.

  7. The name of this fish is the word.

  8. The name of this fish is the word.

  9. The name of this alien species is the word.

  10. We call this species this word.

 
 

For the teacher

Assignment sheets are available as PDF files below.

This assignment is ideal as follow-up work after working on the theme. All the answers can be found in the student booklet Who lives in your river? Therefore, feel free to challenge the pupils to look in the booklet themselves. The images are repeated in the booklet.

Words and phrases we are looking for:

  1. laugh
  2. sea lice
  3. roe
  4. river mussel
  5. smolt
  6. adipose fin
  7. char
  8. sea trout
  9. humpback salmon
  10. wild salmon

The solution word is PLUM BOX.

 
 
Image of student booklet

Student booklet

The Nasjonalt villakssenter works for a stronger wild salmon and wants to promote the stream as an educational resource. Bring experiences from the classroom and put them in context with experiences outside. Many schools in Norway have a local stream. Even in our largest cities, there are streams that can be visited. Contact us for assistance, tips and professional support.

The student booklet "Who lives in your river?" can help with both preparation and follow-up work.

Download student booklet
 
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